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[Deanoo]

Hi guys,

I have managed to get my Console up and running again  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) and I am obviously having trouble with the heat of the GPU as the last error I had was 0102 and the original error started with Graphics glitches and screen freezes.

What I need to do is try and cool the GPU, I have heard of up rating the fan to 12volts will this improve the temp? But I have also heard this can be detected on Xbox live and could get me suspended (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) ?

Obviously getting the console running smoothly again is the priority.

All your Ideas are welcome.

[Sgt_Yates]

Ok,

1. Launch repaired 360 into orbit with next Vandenberg satellite. Don't forget to include your favorite title
2. Run a long a$$ set of video, power, and networking cables so that you can be in the action
3. Pray that even in the cold dark vacuum of space that the 360 won't overheat. (Although, secretly that is what caused insulation tiles to be damaged on the last shuttle mission.)  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)


Ok seriously, I would recommend at least running an intercooler or some time of forced air cooling fan system. These are proven to reduce core temperatures even if by only a couple degrees sometimes. Anyhow, just my useless 2 cents-worth. I refuse to crack open my 360 yet. Mine cost like 500 bucks. So, needless to say I am not an expert on the heat fixes/repair. Anyhow, good luck with that.

This post has been edited by Sgt_Yates: Dec 24 2007, 06:56 AM

[Symph0ny]

You can duck tape over the gpu heatsink so that the air has to flow through the whole thing.  This generally increases the heat of exhaust air, which is a good thing.  Some people cut down cards and place them in the middle of the shroud to direct more of the air from the 2 fans to the gpu instead of the cpu.  Just don't over-do that, the cpu generates enough heat on it's on.

The 12v mod is getting people banned, not just suspended.  Microsoft won't catch everyone, but it's not worth the chance.

[DuBob4432]

not trying to sound negative, but i kind of gave up on the whole gpu cooling idea after my buddy put his 360 in a pc case and has a ton of air over it and it still rrods, so basically anything is a guess at this point imho.

[adrian089]

yea i have the 12v fan mod and dont care if i get banned, and the separator for the 2 fans so one goes to the gpu and the other to the cpu heatsink and i replaced the thermal paste with as5, and have the tape over the heatsinks so the air goes all the way through them,

still got the 3rod twice

im going to try sticking a 80mm fan on my gpu heatsink since i already externalized my dvd drive

maybe if you wanna externalize you dvd drive you can stick a fan on there with an external power source?

[JAYNO20]

seriously the 12v mod is getting people banned? how?!

[jopotus]

Yea i want to know that too! Are you guys serious?

You can´t get banned just because you do 12v. mod! or can you?  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

[skoda1800]

how do they detect to ban?

[G0t M4xx 21]

they probably measure the current going through the fan plug. If it is zero, and the 360 runs for longer than X amount of time (the amount of time it takes to overheat), then MS knows that you have been tinkering inside your 360, therefore violating XBL TOS, = ban.

Although it seems ridiculous to ban because of modding the fan, the only reasonable explanation I see is that they have failed in being able to detect backups (iXtreme 1.4 defeats all XBL checks, and most recent ban waves have accidentally banned unmodded boxes as well), so their only way to detect modified consoles is the fact that if you have done the 12v mod you have opened your 360, and are therefore much more likely to flash your drive.

I'm sure the 360 relays all kinds of information back to MS so they can get statistical data on the 360's performance

CPU, GPU temps, console orientation (horizontal, vertical), fan voltage, fan current, devices connected, etc.